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How to Use the Internet
Mark Butler
ISBN: 1-56276-222-2, Pages: 160, Price: $17.95
DESCRIPTION
Finally there is a book that uncovers the mystery of the Internet for non-nerds like us. In an attractive full-color format, this book presents the most important topics for first-time online communicators. Each topic appears conveniently in a self-contained two-page format that outlines the steps for accomplishing specific tasks. Because every step is illustrated, the reader can proceed with total confidence through the completion of each task. The book begins with several chapters covering the basic terminology and capabilities of Internet. The book then uncovers the many resources of the Internet and tells the readers just how to use them. The final chapters include a discussion of how to have fun now that the reader has mastered the many exciting features of this massive network.
BOOK CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1: You and the Internet
Chapter 2: Understanding the Internet
Chapter 3: Using Mail
Chapter 4: UNIX Commands and Your Internet Account
Chapter 5: Viewing and Altering Files in Your UNIX Account
Chapter 6: Simplifying Mail
Chapter 7: Taking Advantage of Electronic Mailing Lists
Chapter 8: Usenet and Newsgroups
Chapter 9: Interacting with People on Usenet
Chapter 10: Transferring Files with FTP
Chapter 11: Advanced FTP
Chapter 12: Connecting to Remote Machines with Telnet
Chapter 13: Browsing the Internet
Chapter 14: Searching for Specific Resources on the Internet
Appendix: Selected Internet Resources
AUDIENCE
Carefully designed for the new computer user, this full-color illustrated guide is ideal for computer users of any level who are interested in "riding the net." This book is appropriate for users of all platforms, from the PC, to the Mac, to UNIX.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mark Butler is a doctoral student in library and information studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He has been an avid user of the Internet since 1990 and is currently developing an information management system to allow researchers to locate the vast resources of data available on this global network. He has co-authored numerous articles for Library HighTech and other publications on the development of interfaces for online libraries. Butler has also worked as a teacher's assistant in beginning level computer classes for many years. He resides in Albany, CA.
